Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-29
STREET RAILWAY EXTENSIONS.
Two Plans Submitted % the COnsEsis.
siOners To-day.

HOW THE BELT LINE AND THE METROPOLITAN CON-
PANY PROPOSE 10 PROVIDE INCREASED ACooNxoDA-
TIoNs FOR EAST wAsHINGToN-rwo BILLS TO sK IN.
TRoDuCED IN CONGRESS.
Ex-District Commissioner West, on behalf OF the
Metropolitan Railroad Co., submitted to the Dis
trtct Commissioners to-day draft OF q bill which
Will be presented by the company at the coming
session OF Congress to amend the charter Of the
company 1t Is asked in the bill that authority be
given the company to lay q single track nom the
Intersection OF An and streets south along .
street to Water street, and thence northwardly
along Water street to street; thence eastwardly
along street until it shall intercept the present
tracks Of the company on Az street.
In addition the company desire TO be given the
privilege OF extending single or double tracks
from and 1St streets northeast along b street TO
avenue connecting around Staunton Square 70 the
junction OF 18th street northeast with Boundary
street; thence to the present terminus at l1th
11th street, intercepting street southeast In.
stead of along 9th street east
THE BELT LINES BILL.
President Charles White and Messrs. Cowing and
Boughton, OF the board OF directors OF the Belt
Line Railroad, had conference with the District
Commissioners to-day. Their object was to Sc.
cure the Commissioners approval OF a bill which
the company will have introduced at the coming
session OF Congress to authorize the extension OF
their railway system. The bill authorizes the
Capitol North o Street and south Washington
Railway Company 10 extend It's tracks through
the following named streets and avenues:
Beginning at 14th and streets southwest, east
along street southwest TO 18th street southwest,
to an Intersection with It's present line on said
18th street.
Beginning at 9th street northwest and Louisiana
avenue, east along louisiana avenue and Market
Space TO 7th street, southwest across the junction
OF Louisiana and Pennsylvania avenues TO c street
northwest, east along street northwest TO
street northeast, east along street northeast TO
11th street northeast, with the privilege OF eX.
tending the same on said street to Tennessee
avenue, northeast on said avenue TO 18th street
northeast, north along said 18th street TO its In
terSectiOn with the Bennings Bridge road, after
said streets and avenue shall have been graded.
Beginning at 4th and streets northwest, north
along 4th 10 Boundary street, west along Boun-
Diary TO Linden or 4th street extended nOrtn along
said Linden or 4th street extended TO point op-
pOSite Howard University building, and TO have
the right TO extend It's tracks along Linden or 4th
street extended, and run cars thereon, as soon as
the same shall have been graded.
The bill provides that the rails for the Sa1o ex.
tension shall be approved by the Commissioners,
and shall be laid under the supervision OF the En-.
gtneer Commissioner.
Unless the extensions are constructed and the
cars run thereon between 9th street northwest
and 11th street northeast within two years after
the approval OF this act, the authority granted
shall be void.
For the purposes Of the construction and equip
ment OF the extensions, &C., the company is au-
thorized to increase its capital stock In the OF
not more than $25O,OO0
The Commissioners promised to consider the
matter, and TO advise the company as to wnat
parts OF the bill were Objectionable.